Stefan's Florilegium updates for February 2012

THLord Stefan li Rous has published an update to Stefan's Florilegium for February 2012.

Greetings to the Gentlefolk of the SCA,

Here is a copy of my Florilegium article for February detailing what is new in the Florilegium this month.

I am always looking for good articles for the Florilegium. If you have researched something in our period or you practice a little known art or craft, writing an article is an excellent way to introduce others to the work you've done. I'm especially interested in academic papers written for A&S contests because, unfortunately, few have time at such an event to read them. Even the judges. Getting them published in the Florilegium lets your hard word benefit the entire Known World. Word format is the easiest for me to handle, but others are possible.

If you have previously sent me an article and it has not appeared in the Florilegium. Sometimes email doesn't arrive, sometimes I just lose track of things, sometimes there are technical problems which with help from the original author can be resolved.

If you, your household or your local group run a website, please consider adding a link there to the Florilegium. Not only does this help people who might be interested in what the Florilegium offers find the site, but it raises the site in the Google ratings and thus might bring in more ad money to keep the site going.

Thanks,
Stefan
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A Blending of the Past and Present

Over the past twenty-two years in an ongoing effort, I have been collecting bits of useful information from various newsgroups, mail lists and articles submitted to me by their authors. In order to make this information available to others, I have placed this information in a collection of files called Stefan's Florilegium.

I am always interested in new articles. If you have written an article that would be of interest to others in the SCA, please send it to me for possible inclusion in the Florilegium. A&S documentation and class handouts will also often work well. I am especially interested in research papers submitted as A&S entries.

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THLord Stefan li Rous Ansteorra stefan at florilegium.org

Here are the new files for this month:

In the PLANTS, HERBS AND SPICES section:

esential-oils-msg Using, making and buying essential oils.

In the SCA-INC section:

Mvng-Fd-Dish-art "Moving the Food Dish - Being an officer in an ever-changing Known World" by Master Aaron Swiftrunner, former Society Seneschal.

In the SCA-STORIES section:

SCA-hist4-msg Msgs on the history of the SCA until 1/12.

In the TRAVEL section:

trvlg-w-shlds-msg Traveling with shields by commercial transport.

Here are the updated files for this month.

coronets-msg Medieval coronets and crowns. Modern sources

crabapples-msg Period crabapples and their uses.

crash-space-msg 'crash-space etiquette' for both the traveler and the crash-space provider.

crossbows-msg Period and SCA crossbows.

dayboards-msg SCA dayboards, middle-of-the-day meals.

egg-storage-msg Period and modern raw egg storage.

event-maps-msg Making maps to SCA events.

fd-Iceland-msg Food of medieval Iceland. Recipes.

fried-foods-msg Medieval fried foods. Recipes.

panforte-msg A medieval Italian, sweetened, spiced dessert bread similar to fruitcake or Lebkuchen.

perry-msg A cider made with pear juice.

saffron-msg Types of saffron. period uses.

SCA-hist3-msg Msgs on the history of the SCA until 12/00.

sewing-msg Sewing ideas and stitches.

song-sources-msg Sources for medieval songs. Book reviews.

stews-bruets-msg Period stews and bruets. Recipes.

veils-msg Period veils. How to wear them.

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Copyright 2012, Mark S. Harris. Permission to reprint in SCA-related publications is hereby granted if the file descriptions are left unchanged. Removing any of the updated files listed in order to fit the article into limited publication space is allowed. The article introduction may also be edited, provided the web address and contact info are retained.
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THLord Stefan li Rous Barony of Bryn Gwlad Kingdom of Ansteorra
Mark S. Harris Austin, Texas StefanliRous@austin.rr.com